Buxton Film

The best films, wherever they're made

Widows (15)

2018 UK/USA directed by Steve McQueen, 129 minutes

Steve McQueen won the Turner prize in 1999 before turning his talents to film-making. He won a Best Picture Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe for 12 Years A Slave in 2014. Widows is a brutal heist thriller based on the 80’s TV series and not his usual genre. The action is moved from London to Chicago where four armed robbers are killed in a failed heist attempt, only to have their widows step up to finish the job. The gang’s leader Harry (Liam Neeson) was meticulous in keeping records of contacts, bribes and plans for future jobs. Viola Davis plays Veronica Rawlins, Harry’s widow, who finds his notebook and decides to continue his work.

On the 1st of April we have the much talked about Oscar-nominated Capernaum – a must see…. So to is our tribute to Albert Finney (and director Stanley Donen) Two For The Road on 8th April. We have a scandi thriller for you on the 15th: Guilty. For the full list and more details go to our diary page

Welcome to Buxton Film

The other (and original) cinema in Buxton

Dedicated to bringing you the best national and international films not otherwise screened in Buxton.

Tickets are £5 (£3 children)

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Buxton Cinema – what’s on this week

Buying tickets

Tickets to all films are £5 (£3 child) and available on the door from 7pm. You can book in advance from the Buxton Opera House box-office, online, in person or 01298 72190.

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Coming Soon

We've booked some great films for the coming weeks - see main panel. For full details of all the titles we're showing go to our diary page or download a copy of the list.

You won't find a more varied and interesting programme anywhere!

Seating for Buxton Film

You will be aware that a policy of allocated seating was recently implemented by the Opera House management. We apologise to those of you who feel this is an unnecessary imposition and we have managed to reach a compromise arrangement whereby the stalls (downstairs) area is unreserved but the gallery seating remains so.

The Martin Thomas Library of Film

With over 1000 titles and a new and easy way to search and organise them, we recently relaunched our collection of films available to borrow.

So if you've missed a recent film, want to watch a director's collection or even that film from the '8os that everyone talks about but you've never seen......here is your chance.

You'll need to be a subscriber to Buxton Film (it's free) to obtain a password for the library.